Here Steve McQueen plays real-life Tom Horn who was involved with assisting in the capture of Geronimo. That is not what this film is about though, it is about the final days of Tom Horn and putting into question his murder of 14 year-old Willie Nickell.
Steve McQueen's coolness just bleeds out onto the screen. But, its not just him that makes this film so watchable as there is a great supporting cast as well. There is a fabulous opening shot of McQueen with his horse by the fire. He is perfectly silent as he is introduced.
Tom Horn is hired by some ranchers including John C. Coble (Richard Farnsworth) to get some cattle back that had been stolen from them. It is through this job that you learn that Horn doesn't mess around and gets into some trouble in being thought to have shot a 14 year-old boy. Horn also meets and falls in love with Glendolene Kimmel (Linda Evans) and I can feel a wonderful chemistry that the two characters shared.
Like any other real good western there is some beautiful scenery and more than capably directed by William Wiard. Also some what I feel is some good old school music by Ernest Gold.
McQueen also acted as executive producer, also starring Billy Green Bush who is really good as U.S. Marshal Joe Belle, Slim Pickens as Sheriff Sam Creedmore, Elisha Cook as the stablehand and Geoffrey Lewis as Walter Stoll.
Steve McQueen's coolness just bleeds out onto the screen. But, its not just him that makes this film so watchable as there is a great supporting cast as well. There is a fabulous opening shot of McQueen with his horse by the fire. He is perfectly silent as he is introduced.
Tom Horn is hired by some ranchers including John C. Coble (Richard Farnsworth) to get some cattle back that had been stolen from them. It is through this job that you learn that Horn doesn't mess around and gets into some trouble in being thought to have shot a 14 year-old boy. Horn also meets and falls in love with Glendolene Kimmel (Linda Evans) and I can feel a wonderful chemistry that the two characters shared.
Like any other real good western there is some beautiful scenery and more than capably directed by William Wiard. Also some what I feel is some good old school music by Ernest Gold.
McQueen also acted as executive producer, also starring Billy Green Bush who is really good as U.S. Marshal Joe Belle, Slim Pickens as Sheriff Sam Creedmore, Elisha Cook as the stablehand and Geoffrey Lewis as Walter Stoll.